The Irving Berlin Appreciation Thread- Page 2

[son_of_a_gunn_25]

Posted: 11/9/05 at 3:44pm

That sounds like such a great experience kec! I have several Irving Berlin cds and have been listening to them all day.

[Horton]

Posted: 11/9/05 at 5:17pm

Most old musical theater is not discussed here either.

[son_of_a_gunn_25]

Posted: 11/10/05 at 1:34am

"When you're worried,
And you can't sleep.
Just count your blessings,
Instead of sheep,
And you'll fall asleep,
Counting your blessings!"

Updated On: 9/20/06 at 01:34 AM

[son_of_a_gunn_25]

Posted: 9/20/06 at 4:53pm

I'm in an Irving Berlin mood so I thought I'd bump up this thread.

[miss pennywise]

Posted: 9/20/06 at 6:23pm

Here are a few of my favorite Irving Berlin songs:

Let's Face the Music and Dance

Isn't This a Lovely Day?

I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm

How Deep is the Ocean?

Change Partners

Cheek to Cheek

I used to listen to a double CD set of Fred Astaire recordings all the time. (Yes, Fred Astaire! He didn't JUST dance, you know!) For some reason, I just love the way Mr. Astaire interpreted Berlin.

[MasterLcZ]

Posted: 9/20/06 at 9:22pm

What a funny coincidence: on Monday a friend and I had a very drunken dinner concluded by us singing our favorite Irving Berlin songs to each other.

"What'll I do..."

[d5johnston]

Posted: 9/21/06 at 12:09am

"What'll I Do?" is such a beautiful song. I discovered it just recently when Meryl Streep and Garrison Keillor sang it on the Great Performances Prairie Home Companion and I fell in love. That song just haunted me.

[BroomstickBoy]

Posted: 9/21/06 at 12:16am

"What'll I Do" is a favorite of mine.

I first heard it on the episode of Golden Girls where Dorothy sings it in the Rusty Anchor.

Alison Krauss sings a BEAUTIFUL rendition of it on the Mona Lisa Smile soundtrack.

[justme2]

Posted: 9/21/06 at 1:48am

pennywise, I think I have that same Fred Astaire collection! Is it a sepia cover of him in top hat and tails? I bought it waaaaaaaay back in high school (CD's were kinda new - aging me, I know!) and I love it still.

I am bummed that it appears White Christmas is not returning to SF this season, so no Blue Skies for me in December.

Nice to see this thread reappear though!

[FranklinShepard-Inc.]

Posted: 9/21/06 at 3:42am

Once more I also thoroughly recommend the "Unsung Irving Berlin" cds. Great songs, many of whose hardly anyone knows

(including my favorite Irving Berlin song )